Grand Finale

LONDON: The hordes of perpetually-bewildered tourists who wander around central London stumbling from one street event to another, on Sunday looked even more perplexed as all forms of public transport decanted travellers at Piccadilly Circus at the entrance of Regent Street ? where a turbaned black cab driver in his multicoloured India- themed cab welcomed visitors, strains of Himesh Reshammiya reverberated from Ted Baker's swank outlet, a fully-caparisoned wedding horse ate tidbits from the children, Apple's...

GUWAHATI: Tezpur University in Assam has won the Grand Finale of The Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz 2014 beating the finalists from 10 cities across India. The winners comprising Anubhav Joshi, Subhasish Dutta and Ashutosh Dashave have won a weeklong all-expense paid trip to Sweden, said a press release here today. The 10 city annual intercollegiate quiz competition held at the Hindu College of Delhi University had contestants from reputed colleges and technical...

MUMBAI: There may not be a bugle sounding the start of the race at 6.30pm at the Turf Club, Mumbai on May 6 but it's an event that promises a very close finish. Setting the course on fire will be corporate thoroughbreds who will compete for the ultimate glory in the biggest corporate quiz in Asia ? The Brand Equity Quiz 2007, presented by Idea. And with as many as ten teams, representing the movers and shakers of corporate quizzing making it to the grand finale, an adrenaline-pumping, high-voltage...

MUMBAI: All the inquisitive minds in corporate India will have their focus on National Centre for Performing Arts in Mumbai on Wednesday for the grand finale of the Idea Brand Equity Quiz 2012. Nine teams that won the regional rounds held in nine different cities will battle it out for the crown. The mega event has become the gold standard in the world of quizzing and has been getting bigger and grander with every passing year. Winners will take home the...

BIRMINGHAM: Trying hard to make an impression in its inaugural season itself, the Wave World Kabaddi League has shifted its grand finale from Mohali to Lahore but has cancelled its Mumbai leg fearing political controversies due to the presence of a Pakistan-based team on the roster. The organisers have re-jigged the schedule of the eight-franchise tournament, which kicked off in London last weekend and is planning to cover three continents before its December 14 final. ...

MUMBAI: Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan will be the show stopper for ace designer Manish Malhotra at the grand finale of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter/Festive 2014. Malhotra will present his bridal trousseau at the finale of the fashion extravaganza to be held here from August 20- 24. Kareena will showcase a global runway trend, which is in vogue this season - 'The Gloss Look', crafted by the Lakme bridal dream team. "I have always loved working with Kareena. She is the...

CHENNAI: Over 500 teams, 640 questions and one winner. These words by quiz-master Giri Balasubramanian indicate the intensity with which the grand finale of the Tamil Nadu edition of the ET in the Classroom Quiz, presented by Cognizant Technology Solutions, was fought. At the end of an hour of intense quizzing, the team from Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Trichy, emerged the winners, followed by Department of Management Studies (DoM), University of Madras. The final...

KOLKATA: The grand finale of the 7-day celebration of BFL Corp Ezra World Cup 2011 was staged at the picturesque Pat Williamson ground beneath the Christmas sky. The celebrations marked the end of the Ezra World Cup with a thrilling match between the Calcutta Polo Club and the highest goal player's team. The players from Manipur, with the traditional Manipuri polo match, gave the audience a glimpse of history. The army band added colour to...

CHENNAI: The light showers the city experienced the previous evening set the tone for the perfect weather one could ask for on a day of competitive putting at the greens. On a crisp Saturday morning, the Madras Gymkhana Club played host to a bevy of golfers accompanied by their caddies driving the perfect shots. It was no casual golfing out with friends, for these were all industry heavyweights vying for the most prestigious title in corporate golf, The...

GUWAHATI: Tezpur University in Assam has won the Grand Finale of The Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz 2014 beating the finalists from 10 cities across India. The winners comprising Anubhav Joshi, Subhasish Dutta and Ashutosh Dashave have won a weeklong all-expense paid trip to Sweden, said a press release here today. The 10 city annual intercollegiate quiz competition held at the Hindu College of Delhi University had contestants from reputed colleges and...

MUMBAI: ODI and T20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who opted out of the Sri Lanka test series due to fatigue will be a special guest at the grand finale of "Chak De Bachche", the children's musical reality show on 9X channel. The grand finale will be telecast live on August 2. Dhoni will support 'Desi Dhurandhars' while his deputy in the shorter version of the game Yuvraj Singh will support the 'Metro Rockers', a press release issued by the channel said here on Tuesday.

PUNE: Trying to find the best young driver of 2014 , Mercedes-Benz India is back with its 'Young Star Driver Program' for the second consecutive year. Registrations for this event are now open and the finals will be hosted at the Buddh International Circuit Formula One race track on August 8. Eberhard Kern, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India said, "Motorsports is inseparable form Mercedes-Benz and with phenomenal success of the first season we are thrilled to...

In a chat with ET Now , Sandip Sabharwal shares his views on the market outlook post the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. ET Now: 16th May is the grand finale but the semi final will be on 13th of May? Sandip Sabharwal : 12th evening itself right. ET Now: Well markets will react it on 13th? Sandip Sabharwal : Yes, so that is what will happen because last time exit polls give a reasonable idea. I guess this time the way the valuation is...

In its third season 'Vodafone Drive into the Big League' is bigger and better. Entrepreneurs have put their best strategy for approval. Get set to watch five finalists compete with each other, with the winning business putting its brand logo on the Vodafone McLaren cars at the Indian F1 Grand Prix in October. Find out which business will win...watch the Grand Finale of the Vodafone Drive into the Big League - 3 on Sunday 8:30 PM and a repeat telecast at...

Explorers of the past are entrepreneurs of today. An entrepreneur can be the same person as Marco Polo wanting to go to places yet to be discovered. Entrepreneurship like exploring is all about anchoring in raging unchartered waters and taming them. It's not about possessing far-off land but about mapping new ones altogether. It's about wandering. Fearless. Limitless. Conquest, the annual startup challenge of BITS Pilani believes in nurturing...

The eighth edition of Goafest came to its grand finale with the Creative Abby Awards on Saturday night. Out of the 4,300 entries, 439 metals were given away, excluding the grand prix. McCann Worldgroup picked up the Grand Prix in print for Active Total Security Systems , and Grey Worldwide won an Integrated Grand Prix for Killer Jeans. The Creative Abby categories this year included film, print, radio, outdoor, integrated, print craft, radio craft and branded...

MUMBAI: All the inquisitive minds in corporate India will have their focus on National Centre for Performing Arts in Mumbai on Wednesday for the grand finale of the Idea Brand Equity Quiz 2012. Nine teams that won the regional rounds held in nine different cities will battle it out for the crown. The mega event has become the gold standard in the world of quizzing and has been getting bigger and grander with every passing year. Winners will take home the grand...

HYDERABAD: Vizag Steel beat Google in a nail-biting regional round of Idea Brand Equity Quiz 2012 at Hyderabad on Friday where the tally of the two teams equalled twice in the last round. Vizag Steel's J Rahul and AGK Murty scored a come-from-behind win over Google's J Krishnamurthy and Anil Joseph in a seesaw battle to qualify for the national finals of corporate India's most loved quiz event for the third time. The six teams in the...